We were supposed to go on a walk that meant driving to the start. It had rained all night so we put off a major walk to St Marys Summit because we were advised of ‘wet’ danger. But when I mentioned this to the ranger, he said that if I messed up his road he would have to fine me. So I agreed with him and went back to tell Corrie the bad news.

She was happy with a small break but it would still be 20kms. So I spent the morning discovering the compound, the array of huts looked a little like a construction site minus the noise. Part of this was due  to the mass evacuation of guests but not so readily replaced. So many huts but so few people. One moment you can’t get a booking, the next they are giving you big discounts, so Corrie would find two days here and two days there allowing us to stay to climb the mountains of The Flinders. 

For the first time, our wifi is not working because we are enclosed by mountains and huge gum trees, however, all is alive at the reception centre and we do our internet stuff there. It’s a bit of a hassle as we are so used to spending technical time at home but we are here to walk so a few more paces won’t hurt.

This afternoon we took another long walk along a trail we have been on three times, but this time we went further because we have two major climbs coming up and they are both on this path. We were hoping to meet up with a group whom we found had hiked to St Marys this morning. This was to find out if there were any issues from the rain and then choose one of the two routes up there. On my way to the information office there was the group celebrating their achievement, so I was able to get the low down, especially because we were going high up.

Returning from this miniature village, I noticed how dark it was, when I could not see any of the tens of people walking along the roadway. Fortunately the vehicles were travelling very slowly. Then I noticed there were no footpaths and not one streetlight, the tiny bits of light coming from small lights on our doorways. Obviously the authors of the creation of this village were thinking climate. 

So instead of using solar to power their facilities, the emphasis was predominantly on not having the need to use any type of generation. And this was dependant on having limited need, while also ensuring people don’t get run over.